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Nov- 93 A. J. WEATHERHEAD. JR 1,888,333

' COUPLING Filed June 13, 1950 :5 i it a/ H 5 l9 H I INVENTOR AJ- wmruznnsrw Jim.

mm, mm 1" ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 22,

UNITED STATES ALBERT 3'. WEATHEBHEAD, JB., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO PA'TENT owner.

COUPLING Application filed June 13,

The present invention relates to couplings, and more particularly to a combined hose and flared tube coupling.

Thus, the object of the invention in general is to provide a coupling 5 device embodying an independent replaceable sealing ible hose and a flared member adapted to permit a flexcopper tube to be connected together in a simple and facile way and with fluid-tight sealing eflect.

As constructed, the device includes a coupling body adapted to be attached to a frame, wall or other support with the hose and tube extending in opposite directions therefrom, and

this body is provided for the flared end of the tube.

with an internal seat The sealing member is in the form of a disk or washer against which the end of the hose is adapted to abut and whereby the sealing member it'- self may be pressed tightly against the flared end of the tube and ti htly to its seat in e ectually sealing all hose and tube and said b0 taching the hose to the body, shown and described and more said the coupling body thus flared end pressed the joints between the dy by merely atall as hereinafter particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanyin side elevation of a.

g drawing, Fig. 1 is a hose having a screwthreaded attachment thimble or nut aflixed to the end thereof, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a coupling body and a flared tube assembled and showing a sealing tion therein. Fig. 3 is complete coupling,

vation of the sealing tional view of the coup member in elevaa sectional view of the with a hose and flared tube connected together. Fig. 4 is a side elemember, Fig. 5 a secling body, and Fig. 6 is a sectional and side view of a piece of pipe before it is flanged or view of the coupling flared. Fig. 7 is an end body, and Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a modified form of sealing member.

The coupling comprises a cylindrical body A having a hexagon wrench engagement.

a1 enlargement 2 for As shown this body is tween the cone 14 and 1930. Serial No. 460,837.

formed with a screw-threaded extension 3 of reduced diameter at one end to permit the body to be attached to a supporting member 4 by a nut 5. Body A includes a relatively large screw-threaded recess or cavity 6 having 60 a substantially flat annular bottom 7 with a central tapering opening and seat 8, and the reduced extension 3 on body A is formed with a smoothly-finished axial bore or passage 9 terminating at said opening and seat 8. A relatively small tube 10 of soft metal, such as copper is introduced into the smooth.bore 9 and flared at its end to conform to the taper ing seat 8, thereby permitting such a tube to be connected rigidly to body A by merely clamping the flared end11 of the tube against seat 8. To eifect that result and also to obtain a fluid-tight joint for the tube, a flat sealing disk or washer 12 having a conical protuberance 14 at its center and shaped to conform to the tapering seat 8 is introduced into the large cavity 6 and caused to press against the flared end 11 of the copper tube when a relatively large flexible hose or pipe 15 is connected to coupling body A. Preferably, disk 12 is made of brass or non-corrodible metal, and contains a central opening 16 which passes through the truncated end of the tapering protuberance or cone 14 on the disk. The hose or pipe 15, in the present instance, is also provided with a nipple 17 having an end flange 18 with an annularly beaded edge portion 19 adapted to abut or bear against the flat face-20 of sealing disk 12 when the hose is introduced into the cavity and screwed to the bottom thereof by a screwnut or thimble 21 aflixed or sleeved upon the hose. Thus by merely screwing the hose to coupling body A the joint between the end of the hose and the flat face of disk 12 is tightly closed and sealed, and the joint bethe flared end 11 of the copper tube also sealed, and furthermore, the flared end 11 of the tube is clamped'tightly Within and to the coupling body. The coupling bod may be made of solid rod stock say steel, y screw-machine operations, and

the sealing disk may be made in the same manner from rod stock, or the disk may be ressed frem flat sheet stock, say brass (see disk 12, Fig. 8) thus permitting the coupling to be produced simply and rapidly at a ow cost.

What I claim, is:

A couplin for a hose and small tube comprising a ho y having a screw-threaded extension and an enlarged screw-threaded cavity closed by a straight wall, a passage in the central area of said wall extending through said extension, a conically recessed seat encircling the inside end of said passage, and an independent sealing disk of narrow width pzovlded at one side with rance adapted to betight-ly seated upon said conically recessed seat and to force the flared end 0 a pipe, extended through said passage into seat, said disk having a flat surface at its other side adapted to engage with and seal 133 end portion of a hose secured into said y. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERT J. WEATHERHEA D, JR:

a conical protusealing engagement with said 

